DescriptionClinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill and Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan face the toughest challenge of their careers when they are confronted with an "impossible" series of murders. Back in Bradfield after her traumatic experiences in Berlin, Ca…
DescriptionBoxing Day, 1935: a snowed-in manor on the very edge of Dartmoor, a Christmas house party, and overhead, in the attic, the dead body of Raymond Gentry, gossip columnist and blackmailer, shot through the heart. But the attic door is locked from the inside, its sole window is traversed by thick iron bars and, naturally, there is no sign of a murderer or a murder weapon. Fortunately (though not for the murderer), one of the guests is the formidable Evadne Mount, the best-selling author of countless classic whodunits. In fact, were she not its presiding sleuth, The Act of Roger Murgatroyd is exactly the type of whodunit she herself might have written.
DescriptionDr. Paige Taylor inherits a million dollars from a patient, and the D.A. calls it murder. Dr. Kat Hunter vows that no man would get close to her again - until she accepts the challenge of a deadly wager. Dr. Betty Lou Taft discovers that to make it in medicine she'd better use more than just her brain. Master of mystery Sidney Sheldon weaves the unexpected destinies of 3 young women doctors in a compelling story of healers and killers, ambitions and obstacles, lovers and betrayers. From the O.R. to the courtroom, nothing is sacred in matters of life and death.
DescriptionWhen Steadfast Haynes, a veteran CIA hired hand, dies quietly in his hotel room, few seem to notice. But when Haynes's son Granville, a former L.A. homicide detective, is offered $100, 000 for all rights to his father's memoirs by an anonymous bidder, officials begin to panic. Granville realizes that someone wants to prevent information in the memoirs from being released and soon finds himself embroiled in a labyrinth of deceit, treachery, and murder. To unravel the mystery, he must seek guidance from the owners of Mac's Place, a Washington bar and grill.
DescriptionMurder and the entertainment industry dance cheek to cheek in this anthology of award-winning mysteries read by a host of Hollywood actors. An exploding piano, the dangers of a favorable review, death at the dog races, excitement and intrigue on - and off - the silver screen in a hometown movie theater, and many other intriguing characters and situations come to life in this engaging collection. The stories include "Revival in Eastport" by Jon L. Breen, "The Enjoyment of the Artist" by Isak Romun, "A Break in the Film" by John F. Suter, and stories by Betty Buchanan, Ron Goulart, Gerald Tomlinson, Joan Richter, Lawrence Treat, J.F. Peirce, Joyce Harrington, William F. Nolan, Thomas Adcock, Edward D. Hoch, and Henry Sleasar. The stories are read by David Birney, Arte Johnson, Perry King, Roddy McDowall, and Joan Rivers.
